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rebecca carroll has been the host of the podcast, a cultural critic in the public media station wnyc and a critic at large for the "los angeles times." our personal essays, cultural commentary, profiles and opinion pieces have appeared in the atlantic, the "new york times," the guardian, essence, nude magazine, ebony, esquire among others. she's the author of several interview-based books about race and blackness in america including the award-winning sugar in the raw, and tomorrow her new memoir "surviving the white gaze" enters the world. elie mystal is a nation's -- politics and a four spend the magazines monthly column objection. he is also an fellow at the media center, a graduate of harvard college, harvard law school, a former associate and a lifelong mets fan and one of those things is not like the others. prior to joining the nation he was executive editor of above the law, frequent guest on msnbc and sirius/xm. i thank you both so much for being here and i turn it over to you. >> thanks so much, marcia. thank you all for coming. my name is elie. i finished the last chapter

rebecca carroll has been the host of the podcast, a cultural critic in the public media station wnycnd a critic at large for the "los angeles times." our personal essays, cultural commentary, profiles and opinion pieces have appeared in the

it is a heart-rendering story, "surviving the white gaze" by rebecca carroll.is uniquely carroll's to tell, and she does so brilliantly with candor, confidence, and grace. i really love the care that rebecca took with her own story in this book >> can't we listen to isaac talk about books all day? jasmine, you have a really powerful one, too. >> yeah. this book is called "already toast. it is the story of a woman whose husband suddenly getting diagnosed with a very severe form of cancer she becomes his caregiver. it is an amazing memoir. it is totally readable i couldn't stop reading it it is also, i think, so relatable to so many people, especially after this year, where, you know, so many women took things out of their lives to sacrifice for their families. you really see the supports that women don't get in america she offers some solutions to that she does a lot of research it's just, i think, so many people will relate to a lot of moments in this book >> all right finally, author's choice, no rules. i call it authors gone wild. >> i'm scared. >> isaac, wha